Delticom: Well shod for the 4L Trophy 2014 desert rally

Ready to Rally: Delticom online shops support teams from France,
Italy and Germany with tyres and auto parts

The German rally team „DFHI/HTW Saar“ with the brothers Pierre and Pascal Hoffmann. They are ready to "start their engines" for the 17th 4L Trophy - with tyres from ReifenDirekt.de, the German online shop of Europe's leading online tyre dealer, Delticom. (Photo: Business Wire)

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The German rally team „DFHI/HTW Saar“ with the brothers Pierre and Pascal Hoffmann. They are ready to "start their engines" for the 17th 4L Trophy - with tyres from ReifenDirekt.de, the German online shop of Europe's leading online tyre dealer, Delticom. (Photo: Business Wire)

HANOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Off we go, back into the desert. The legendary 4L
Trophy Raid sets off for the 17th time from Paris to
Marrakesh. The starting signal for this year's multicoloured convoy will
be given on13 February 2014. Among the participants, there are
three teams that are being supported by the Delticom
online shops, Europe's leading online tyre retailer, with suitable
tyres and high
quality car spares.

Ten exciting days and a roundabout 6,000-km route lie in front and wait
for the mythical "cult cars" and their drivers. Cars and drivers have to
contend with gravel roads, dirt tracks and barren land. The rally
participants' mission is to leave an educational track behind; they all
contribute to giving Moroccan children the foundation for an education.
Each of the 1,500 rally teams must have at least 50 kg of school and
sports materials on board to get permission to start.

Well-shod and best equipped off into the desert - powered by Delticom The
teams are on their way on Falken
(Ohtsu) tyres. These tyres impress users in particular by having a
high degree of driving comfort, high mileage performance and stability
on bends.*

Philip Grolman, Board Member of Delticom says: "In rallies, besides the
drivers' skills, what is especially important are the tyres. Our tyre
experts have assisted the students when it comes to choosing the tyres."
Fellow Board Member Sascha Jürgensen continues: "In extreme situations
such as a desert rally, man and materials need to work together to an
optimal degree. Our team at Autoteilemeile has made sure that the
participants' vehicles are equipped with high quality auto spares. Now
it's their turn, we are all keeping our fingers crossed for them."

The Teams The French team "4 L'Ements", supported by 123pneus.fr
and 123piecesderechange.frThe two sports enthusiasts Thauvin Simon and Pierre
Monsieur from Orleans are at the wheel of the French team's colourful R
4 with the number 1330. Simon is in the Air Force and Pierre is studying
at the CISE Engineering Technical School.

The Italian team "Ready 4 Africa ONLUS", supported by gommadiretto.it
andshop-ricambiauto.itAndrea Galliani and Thomas Galli from Novara, Italy,
together founded the "Ready 4Africa" team and are the only Italian team
taking part in the 4L Trophy. Andrea and Thomas have both completed
their studies at the University of Piedmont.

The German team "DFHI/HTW Saar", supported by ReifenDirekt.de
and Autoteilemeile.deThis German team will be at the start line with drivers
Pierre and Pascal Hoffmann. The twin brothers are studying a Master of
Management Sciences course at the French University Institute in
Saarbrucken. The twins' vehicle has starting number 1372.

The largest German Team „R4 Westfalen“, supported by ReifenDirekt.de,
will start with Debica Frigo Directional tyres.

Team Blue with the starting number 1984Matthias Stöver and
Dimitri SpringerRenault R4 F6 (BJ: 1978, 34PS)

Team Orange with the starting number 1983Tobias Arens and
Andreas NofenRenault R4 GTL (BJ: 1986, 34PS)

Team Green with the starting number 1985Johann Astafev and
Jonas GittelRenault R4 F6 (BJ: 1978, 34PS)

Team Red with the starting number 1986Julius Goldbach and
Malin ReinartzRenault R4 GTL (BJ: 1985, 34PS)